Member Since: 07/03/2007
Band Website: www.fgo.org
Sounds Like: Let the Seduction Begin!Pagliacci & Suor Angelica Miami – Adrienne Arsht Center November 14, 18, 20, 22(m), 24, 28, 2009 Fort Lauderdale – Broward Center December 3 & 5, 2009 Jay Hunter Morris will sing the demanding tenor role of Canio in Pagliacci. He last appeared with Florida Grand Opera as Alfredo Germont in the 1998 production of La traviata, and since then has been seen as Florestan in Fidelio, Samson in Samson et Dalila, and Canio in Pagliacci, which he has performed with the Atlanta Opera and Houston Grand Opera. Mark Rucker returns to FGO in this production of Pagliacci as Tonio. Since his 1989 Company debut in Il trovatore, he has returned to sing the title roles in Macbeth and Rigoletto, and Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana. Suor Angelica is a tragic tale of an aristocrat who is sent to a convent as penance for her teenage pregnancy, and out of despair, poisons herself when she learns of the death of her son. The season will open with a double-bill of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and Puccini’s Suor Angelica. American soprano Kelly Kaduce will sing both the role of Nedda in Pagliacci and the title role in Suor Angelica in all performances.Lucia di Lammermoor Miami – Adrienne Arsht Center January 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31(m), 2010 Fort Lauderdale – Broward Center February 4 & 6, 2010 Donizetti’s gripping tale of unrestrained passion, madness, murder and suicide leaves you reeling in your seats. Great music, spectacular settings and powerful drama makes this one of grand opera’s all time favorites. Florida Grand Opera’s second production of the season will be Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor. A South Florida favorite soprano, Eglise Gutiérrez, will return in the title role. Gutiérrez’s performances as Violetta in this season’s La traviata were highly acclaimed, and she is quickly becoming a major star. The 2009-10 season will see her debut at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Teatro del Maggio Musicale in Florence, Teatro Real of Madrid, the Ravinia Festival, the Vancouver Opera and the Greek National Opera. Baritone Mark Walters, seen earlier this season as the elder Germont in La traviata, returns as Enrico Ashton. (Maria Alejandres and Jeremy Kelly perform January 27 & 30.)The Barber of Seville Miami – Adrienne Arsht Center February 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28(m), 2010 Fort Lauderdale – Broward Center March 4 & 6, 2010 Enjoy the foibles and follies of Figaro, Seville’s famous barber and jack of all trades, while experiencing some of the best loved melodies and most outrageous comedy on the operatic stage. American soprano Sarah Coburn returns to FGO as Rosina in Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. Coburn last appeared here in 2007 as Kitty in the world premiere of David Carlson’s Anna Karenina. Since then, she has appeared at the Metropolitan Opera as Princess Yueyang in Tan Dun’s The First Emperor, with Plácido Domingo. Her additional previous roles with FGO include Norina in Don Pasquale, Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro, and Oscar in Un ballo in maschera. She will be joined by tenor Frédéric Antoun, who just completed an acclaimed portrayal of Don Ramiro in La Cenerentola for FGO, as Count Almaviva. The English baritone Roderick Williams will make his FGO debut as Figaro. The English magazine Opera recently stated that Mr. Williams “lends distinction to all he undertakes and is now in the front rank of British baritones.†Baritone Sanford Sylvan, long acknowledged as one of America’s leading vocal artists, makes his FGO debut as Bartolo for all performances. (Lielle Berman, Andrew Bidlack and Kyle Pfortmiller perform February 24 & 27.)Carmen Miami – Adrienne Arsht Center April 24, 28, 30, May 2(m), 4, 8, 2010 Fort Lauderdale – Broward Center May 13 & 15, 2010 Undoubtedly, the world’s most famous opera! The music, the spectacle, the passion, the brutality…it’s red hot opera spectacle!!! Experience some of the greatest roles ever written for grand opera…the brazen bull fighter, the love-struck soldier and in the middle of it all…the object of their desires…Carmen, the seductress. The season will conclude with Bizet’s Carmen. The young American mezzo-soprano Kendall Gladen will make her FGO debut in the title role. Ms. Gladen is a graduate of both the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Gerdine Young Artist Program and the Merola Opera Program of San Francisco Opera. She was recently seen in performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with the San Francisco Symphony in San Francisco and in New York at Carnegie Hall. Last year she made her Los Angeles Opera debut as Mercédès in Carmen, and assumed the title role for two performances conducted by Plácido Domingo. She will make her debut as Carmen later this year for Michigan Opera Theatre.Florida Grand Opera performs at: Sanford and Dolores Ziff Ballet Opera House (1300 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, Fl) Au-Rene Theater (201 SW 5 Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Fl)
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